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Caprolactam (Nylon 6 Fiber and Nylon 6 Resin) Market

Caprolactam (Nylon 6 Fiber and Nylon 6 Resin) Market For Textiles, Carpets, Industrial Yarns, Engineering Plastics, Packaging, Electronics and Other Applications - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast 2013 - 2019

Caprolactam is produced by the synthesis of cyclohexane or phenol. Caprolactam is a synthetic chemical that can be synthesized to fit in a broad range of applications. They are commercially available as nylon 6 fiber and nylon 6 resin. Based on physical and chemical properties, caprolactam can be used in different applications such as textiles, carpets, industrial yarns, fishing lines nets, etc. The revenue generated by the global caprolactam market was USD 8,662.5 million in 2012. This market is expected to reach USD 13,801.9 million by 2019 and is anticipated to grow at a CAGR of 6.9% from 2013 to 2019. 
 
Caprolactam used for the production of nylon 6 fiber accounted for the largest share of the caprolactam market in terms of both volume and revenue. Nylon 6 fibers dominated the global market with over 66% share of total volume consumed in 2012. Nylon 6 resin is the other key product segment produced from caprolactam used in the market. The caprolactam industry exhibits high degree of forward integration as majority of caprolactam producers are also engaged in the production of its finished product nylon 6.
The chemical properties of caprolactam such as light weight and high strength make it a suitable material for the production of fibers and resins. Nylon fibers are used to produce textiles, carpets, industrial yarns, fishing lines, nets etc. Nylon 6 fibers are used extensively in tire cords. Nylon 6 offers high tensile strength, fatigue resistance, strength and durability of heavy duty vehicle tires. The growing automobile activity is expected to drive the market of industrial yarns in the next few years. Textiles made from nylon 6 fiber include non-woven fabrics and applications such as apparels, swimwear, sportswear, fashion wear etc.
 
Nylon 6 resin is the other important derivative of caprolactam. Nylon 6 resin is used in applications such as engineering plastics, packaging, electronics, musical instrument strings etc. Nylon 6 resins have been increasingly used in engineering applications owing to its properties such as high strength, high fatigue resistance etc. The shift towards more environment friendly and fuel efficient automobiles has encouraged the use of nylon 6 and other plastics in automobiles. Various under the hood metal components have been replaced by nylon 6 resin for weight reduction. Looking forward, the increase in demand and production of automobiles is expected to be the major market driver for nylon 6 resin and subsequently caprolactam.
 
Asia-Pacific and Europe were the major markets for caprolactam in 2012. With around 71% shares in total consumption, Asia-Pacific was the largest regional market for caprolactam in 2012. Leading caprolactam manufacturers have concentrated on capacity expansion in Asia Pacific to increase their production capacities. The caprolactam market witnessed significant decline in demand due to the global economic downturn during 2008 and 2009. However, the caprolactam market has witnessed steady rise in demand since 2010 due to the uptrend in end user industries following the revival of the global economy. 
 
In the recent past, industry participants have shifted their focus on capacity expansion to increase production capacities of their respective facilities. Looking into the growth trend in the end user industries such as industrial yarn, electronics and engineering plastics, caprolactam manufacturers are focused on capacity expansion. Some of the key market participants operating in caprolactam market include DSM, BASF SE, Honeywell, Ube Industries, Capro Corporation etc.
    Table of Content
     
    Chapter 1 Preface
    1.1 Report Description
    1.2 Market segmentation
    1.3 Research scope
           1.3.1 Assumptions
    1.4 Research Methodology
     
    Chapter 2 Executive Summary
    2.1 Global caprolactam market, 2012–2019 (Kilo Tons) (USD Million)
    2.2 Global caprolactam market snapshot, 2012–2019
     
    Chapter 3 Caprolactam - Industry Analysis
    3.1 Introduction
    3.2 Value chain analysis
           3.2.1 Value chain analysis of the global caprolactam market
    3.3 Market drivers
           3.3.1 Drivers for caprolactam market: Impact analysis
           3.3.2 Strong demand in the automobile market
                    3.3.2.1 Global automobile market (passenger + commercial vehicles ), 2011–2019 (Million Units)
           3.3.3 Growing disposable income in Asia Pacific
           3.3.4 Asia Pacific per capita disposable income, 2013 (USD )
           3.3.5 Market restraints
                   3.3.5.1 Restraints for caprolactam market: Impact analysis
           3.3.6 Volatility of raw material prices
           3.3.7 Global crude oil prices, 2008–2013 (USD/Barrel)
           3.3.8 Government regulations on caprolactam
                    3.3.8.1 Anti-dumping duties imposed by China
    3.4 Opportunities
           3.4.1 Development and commercialization of bio-based caprolactam
    3.5 Porter’s Five Forces analysis for Caprolactam
           3.5.1 Bargaining power of suppliers
           3.5.2 Bargaining power of buyers
           3.5.3 Threat of new entrants
           3.5.4 Threat from substitutes
           3.5.5 Degree of competition
    3.6 Caprolactam: Market attractiveness analysis
           3.6.1 Caprolactam: Market attractiveness analysis
    3.7 Caprolactam: Company market share analysis
           3.7.1 Caprolactam: Company market share analysis, 2012
     
    Chapter 4 Caprolactam – Product Segment Analysis
    4.1 Global caprolactam market: Overview by product segment
           4.1.1 Global caprolactam market volume share, by product, 2012 & 2019
           4.1.2 Nylon 6 fiber
                    4.1.2.1 Global nylon 6 fiber market, 2012-2019 (Kilo Tons) (USD Million)
           4.1.3 Nylon 6 resin
                   4.1.3.1 Global nylon 6 resin market, 2012-2019 (Kilo Tons) (USD Million)
     
    Chapter 5 Caprolactam – Application Segment Analysis
    5.1 Global Nylon 6 Fiber Market: Application Overview
           5.1.1 Global nylon 6 fiber market volume share, by application, 2012 & 2019
           5.1.2 Textiles
                   5.1.2.1 Global nylon 6 fiber market for textiles, 2012-2019 (Kilo Tons) (USD Million)
           5.1.3 Carpets
                   5.1.3.1 Global nylon 6 fibers market for carpet applications, 2012-2019 (Kilo Tons) (USD Million)
           5.1.4 Industrial yarns
                   5.1.4.1 Global nylon 6 fiber market for industrial yarn application, 2012-2019 (Kilo Tons) (USD Million)
           5.1.5 Other applications ( fishing lines, composites, bristles etc)
                   5.1.5.1 Global nylon 6 fiber market for other applications (fishing lines, composites, bristles etc.), 2012 - 2019 (Kilo Tons) (USD Million)
    5.2 Global Nylon 6 Resin Market: Application Overview
           5.2.1 Global nylon 6 resin market volume share, by application, 2012 & 2019
           5.2.2 Engineering Plastics
                   5.2.2.1 Global nylon 6 resin market for engineering plastics application, 2012-2019 (Kilo Tons) (USD Million)
           5.2.3 Packaging
                    5.2.3.1 Global nylon 6 resins market for packaging applications, 2012-2019 (Kilo Tons) (USD Million)
           5.2.4 Electronics
                    5.2.4.1 Global nylon 6 resin market for electrical applications, 2012-2019 (Kilo Tons) (USD Million)
           5.2.5 Other applications (Fishing Lines, Nets etc)
                    5.2.5.1 Global nylon 6 resin market for other applications (Fishing lines, nets etc.), 2012 - 2019 (Kilo Tons) (USD Million)
     
    Chapter 6 Caprolactam – Regional Analysis
    6.1 Global caprolactam market: Geographic overview
           6.1.1 Global caprolactam market volume share, by region, 2012 & 2019
    6.2 North America
           6.2.1 Caprolactam
                    6.2.1.1 North America caprolactam market volume by product, 2011 - 2019 (Kilo Tons)
                    6.2.1.2 North America caprolactam market revenue by product, 2011 - 2019 (USD Million)
           6.2.2 Nylon 6 fiber
                   6.2.2.1 North America nylon 6 fiber market volume, by application, 2011 - 2019 (Kilo Tons)
                   6.2.2.2 North America nylon 6 fiber market revenue, by application, 2011 - 2019 (USD Million)
           6.2.3 Nylon 6 resin
                   6.2.3.1 North America nylon 6 resin market volume, by application, 2011 - 2019 (Kilo Tons)
                   6.2.3.2 North America nylon 6 resin market revenue, by application, 2011 - 2019 (USD Million)
          6.2.4 Europe
          6.2.5 Caprolactam
                   6.2.5.1 Europe caprolactam market volume, by product, 2011 - 2019 (Kilo Tons)
                   6.2.5.2 Europe caprolactam market revenue, by product, 2011 - 2019 (USD Million)
          6.2.6 Nylon 6 fiber
                   6.2.6.1 Europe nylon 6 fiber market volume, by application, 2011 - 2019 (Kilo Tons)
                   6.2.6.2 Europe nylon 6 fiber market revenue, by application, 2011 - 2019 (USD Million)
          6.2.7 Nylon 6 resin
                   6.2.7.1 Europe nylon 6 resin market volume, by application, 2011 - 2019 (Kilo Tons)
                   6.2.7.2 Europe nylon 6 resin market revenue, by application, 2011 - 2019 (USD Million)
    6.3 Asia Pacific
          6.3.1 Caprolactam
                   6.3.1.1 Asia Pacific caprolactam market volume, by product, 2011 - 2019 (Kilo Tons)
                   6.3.1.2 Asia Pacific caprolactam market revenue, by product, 2011-2019 (USD Million)
          6.3.2 Nylon 6 fiber
                   6.3.2.1 Asia Pacific nylon 6 fiber market volume, by application, 2011 - 2019 (Kilo Tons)
                   6.3.2.2 Asia Pacific nylon 6 fiber market revenue, by application, 2011 - 2019 (USD Million)
          6.3.3 Nylon 6 resin
                   6.3.3.1 Asia Pacific nylon 6 resin market volume, by application, 2011 - 2019 (Kilo Tons)
                   6.3.3.2 Asia Pacific nylon 6 resin market revenue, by application, 2011 - 2019 (USD Million)
    6.4 RoW
          6.4.1 Caprolactam
                   6.4.1.1 RoW caprolactam market volume, by product, 2011 - 2019 (Kilo Tons)
                   6.4.1.2 RoW caprolactam market revenue, by product, 2011 - 2019 (USD Million)
          6.4.2 Nylon 6 fiber
                   6.4.2.1 RoW nylon 6 fiber market volume, by application, 2011 - 2019 (Kilo Tons)
                   6.4.2.2 RoW nylon 6 fiber market revenue, by application, 2011 - 2019 (USD Million)
          6.4.3 Nylon 6 resin
                   6.4.3.1 RoW nylon 6 resin market volume, by application, 2011 - 2019 (Kilo Tons)
                   6.4.3.2 RoW nylon 6 resin market revenue, by application, 2011 - 2019 (USD Million)
     
    Chapter 7 Company Profiles
    7.1 China Petrochemical Development Corporation
          7.1.1 Company profile
          7.1.2 Financial overview
          7.1.3 SWOT Analysis
          7.1.4 Business strategies
          7.1.5 Recent developments
    7.2 KuibyshevAzot Joint Stock Company
          7.2.1 Company profile
          7.2.2 Financial overview
          7.2.3 SWOT Analysis
          7.2.4 Business strategies
          7.2.5 Recent developments
    7.3 Ube Industries Ltd.
          7.3.1 Company overview
          7.3.2 Financial overview
          7.3.3 SWOT analysis
          7.3.4 Business strategy
          7.3.5 Recent developments
    7.4 Lanxess
          7.4.1 Company profile
          7.4.2 Financial overview
          7.4.3 SWOT Analysis
          7.4.4 Business strategies
          7.4.5 Recent developments
    7.5 China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (SINOPEC)
          7.5.1 Company overview
          7.5.2 Financial overview
          7.5.3 SWOT analysis
          7.5.4 Business strategy
          7.5.5 Recent developments
    7.7 Sumitomo Chemical
          7.7.1 Company overview
          7.7.2 Financial overview
          7.7.3 SWOT analysis
          7.7.4 Business strategy
          7.7.5 Recent developments
    7.8 Toray Industries, Inc.
          7.8.1 Company overview
          7.8.2 Financial overview
          7.8.3 SWOT analysis
          7.8.4 Business strategy
    7.9 BASF SE
          7.9.1 Company profile
          7.9.2 Financial Overview
          7.9.3 SWOT analysis
          7.9.4 Business strategies
          7.9.5 Recent development
    7.10 Capro Corporation
          7.10.1 Company profile
          7.10.2 Annual overview
          7.10.3 SWOT analysis
          7.10.4 Business strategies
          7.10.5 Recent development
    List of Tables
     
    TABLE 1 Drivers for caprolactam market: Impact analysis
    TABLE 2 Restraints for caprolactam market: Impact analysis
    TABLE 3 Anti-dumping duties imposed by China
    TABLE 4 North America caprolactam market volume, by product, 2011 - 2019 (Kilo Tons)
    TABLE 5 North America caprolactam market revenue by product, 2011 - 2019 (USD Million)
    TABLE 6 North America nylon 6 fiber market volume, by application, 2011 - 2019 (Kilo Tons)
    TABLE 7 North America nylon 6 fiber market revenue, by application, 2011 - 2019 (USD Million)
    TABLE 8 North America nylon 6 resin market volume, by application, 2011 - 2019 (Kilo Tons)
    TABLE 9 North America nylon 6 resin market revenue, by application, 2011 - 2019 (USD Million)
    TABLE 10 Europe caprolactam market volume, by product, 2011 - 2019 (Kilo Tons)
    TABLE 11 Europe caprolactam market revenue, by product, 2011 - 2019 (USD Million)
    TABLE 12 Europe nylon 6 fiber market volume, by application, 2011 - 2019 (Kilo Tons)
    TABLE 13 Europe nylon 6 fiber market revenue, by application, 2011 - 2019 (USD Million)
    TABLE 14 Europe nylon 6 resin market volume, by application, 2011 - 2019 (Kilo Tons)
    TABLE 15 Europe nylon 6 resin market revenue, by application, 2011 - 2019 (USD Million)
    TABLE 16 Asia Pacific caprolactam market volume, by product, 2011 - 2019 (Kilo Tons)
    TABLE 17 Asia Pacific caprolactam market revenue, by product, 2011-2019 (USD Million)
    TABLE 18 Asia Pacific nylon 6 fiber market volume, by application, 2011 - 2019 (Kilo Tons)
    TABLE 19 Asia Pacific nylon 6 fiber market revenue, by application, 2011 - 2019 (USD Million)
    TABLE 20 Asia Pacific nylon 6 resin market volume, by application, 2011 - 2019 (Kilo Tons)
    TABLE 21 Asia Pacific nylon 6 resin market revenue, by application, 2011 - 2019 (USD Million)
    TABLE 22 RoW caprolactam market volume, by type, 2011 - 2019 (Kilo Tons)
    TABLE 23 RoW caprolactam market revenue, by product, 2011 - 2019 (USD Million)
    TABLE 24 RoW nylon 6 fiber market volume, by application, 2011 - 2019 (Kilo Tons)
    TABLE 25 RoW nylon 6 fiber market revenue, by application, 2011 - 2019 (USD Million)
    TABLE 26 RoW nylon 6 resin market volume, by application, 2011 - 2019 (Kilo Tons)
    TABLE 27 RoW nylon 6 resin market revenue, by application, 2011 - 2019 (USD Million)

    List of Figures 

     

    FIG. 1 Global caprolactam market segmentation

    FIG. 2 Global caprolactam market, 2012–2019 (Kilo Tons) (USD Million)

    FIG. 3 Value chain analysis of the global caprolactam market

    FIG. 4 Global automotive market (passenger +commercial vehicles ), 2011–2019 (Million Units)

    FIG. 5 Asia Pacific per capita disposable income, 2013 (USD )

    FIG. 6 Global crude oil prices, 2008–2013  (USD/Barrel)

    FIG. 7 Porter’s Five Forces analysis for Caprolactam

    FIG. 8 Caprolactam: Market attractiveness analysis

    FIG. 9 Caprolactam: Company market share analysis, 2012

    FIG. 10  Global caprolactam market volume share, by product, 2012 & 2019

    FIG. 11 Global nylon 6 fiber market, 2012-2019 (Kilo Tons) (USD Million)

    FIG. 12 Global nylon 6 resin market, 2012-2019 (Kilo Tons) (USD Million)

    FIG. 13  Global nylon 6 fiber market volume share, by application, 2012 & 2019

    FIG. 14 Global nylon 6 fiber market for textiles, 2012-2019 (Kilo Tons) (USD Million)

    FIG. 15 Global nylon 6 fibers market for carpet applications, 2012-2019 (Kilo Tons) (USD Million)

    FIG. 16 Global nylon 6 fiber market for industrial yarn application, 2012-2019 (Kilo Tons) (USD Million)

    FIG. 17 Global nylon 6 fiber market for other applications, 2012 - 2019 (Kilo Tons) (USD Million)

    FIG. 18  Global nylon 6 resin market volume share, by application, 2012 & 2019

    FIG. 19 Global nylon 6 resin market for engineering plastics application, 2012-2019 (Kilo Tons) (USD Million)

    FIG. 20 Global nylon 6 resins market for packaging applications, 2012-2019 (Kilo Tons) (USD Million)

    FIG. 21 Global nylon 6 resin market for electrical applications, 2012-2019 (Kilo Tons) (USD Million)

    FIG. 22 Global nylon 6 resin market for other applications, 2012 - 2019 (Kilo Tons) (USD Million)

    FIG. 23 Global caprolactam market volume share, by region, 2012 & 2019

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